Isaiah 25:11

And He shall spread forth His hands in the midst of them, 1 just as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; 1 and He shall bring down their ga'avah (pride) 1 together with the arvot (cleverness) of their hands. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.

In Context

10For in Har Hazeh + 25:10 i.e., Mount Tziyon shall the Yad Hashem rest, 1 and Moav shall be trodden down under Him, 1 even as straw is trodden down in dung. 1

12And the fortification of thy high chomot (walls) 1 shall He bring down, lay low, 1 and bring to the ground, even to the aphar (dust).

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Cross References

Psalms 2:5Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, 1 and distress them in His hot displeasure. 1

Psalms 110:1(Of Dovid. Mizmor) 1 Sit thou at My right hand, 1 until I make thine enemies 1 a footstool for thy feet. 1

Isaiah 5:25Therefore is the Af Hashem kindled against His people, 1 and He hath stretched forth His yad against them, 1 and hath struck them down; and the mountains did tremble, 1 and their nevilah were like refuse in the streets. 1 For all this His anger is not turned away, 1 but His yad is stretched out still. 1

Isaiah 13:11And I will punish the tevel (world) for ra'ah, 1 and the resha'im for their avon (iniquity); 1 and I will cause the ga'on (arrogance) of the proud to cease, 1 and will lay low the ga'avah (pride) of the tyrant. 1

Isaiah 16:6We have heard of the ga'on Moav; 1 he is very proud; 1 even of his ga'avah (haughtiness), and his ga'on, and his insolence; 1 but his boasts shall not be so. 1

Isaiah 25:5Thou shalt silence the tumult of zarim, 1 as the chorev (heat) in a dry place; 1 even the chorev by the tzel (shadow) of a cloud; 1 the zemir (battle song) of the ruthless ones shall be brought low. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:10-12

The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 718.) 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring… Read the whole commentary →

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